The Diversity and Evolution of Sex Chromosomes in Frogs

Frogs are ideal organisms for studying sex chromosome evolution because of their diversity in sex chromosome differentiation and sex-determination systems. We review 222 anuran frogs, spanning ~220 Myr of divergence, with characterized sex chromosomes, and discuss their evolution, phylogenetic distr...

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Main Authors: Wen-Juan Ma, Paris Veltsos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/12/4/483